Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 5PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (20 May)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (20 May)6ft (1.9m)7s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
NE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
247
225
240
293
348
359
344
287
306
326
297
305
378
434
467
450
469
461
489
531
545
558
541
595
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:41AM2.09m
10:19PM2.24m
10:37AM2.02m
11:14PM2.19m
11:35AM1.94m
00:11AM2.11m
Low Tide
3:59PM-0.02m
4:37AM0.17m
4:53PM0.05m
5:34AM0.22m
5:49PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:21
5:21
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
14
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
541
595
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
NE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
Energy kJ
247
225
240
293
348
359
344
287
306
326
297
305
378
434
467
450
469
461
489
531
545
558
398
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
3
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
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